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Laura Vitanza and Cynthia Eyster as villagers and Hal Cohen as Shmerel the beggar in Acorn Productions’ “The Wandering Beggar,” which opens Friday and continues through Dec. 18 at the Acorn Studio Theater in Westbrook. The play, an adaptation by local playwright Howard Rosenfield of a 1931 Yiddish book by Solomon Simon, features a collection of vignettes in which the title character must deal with dishonest servants and greedy kings. 854-0065; acorn-productions.org Courtesy of Acorn Productions

Marva Pittman is among the stars of “Broadway at Good Theater,” running Thursday through Dec. 4 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland. The show features leading man Kevin Earley, who appeared in “Les Miserables,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and other shows on Broadway. The large cast also includes Kelly Caufield, Lynne McGhee, Stephen Underwood, David Goulet, Grace Bradford, Joe Bearor, Marc Brann, Todd Daley, Marie Dittmer, Deirdre Fulton, Meredith Lamothe, Jen Means, Erik Moody, Taylor Palmer, Amy Roche and Benjamin Row. Courtesy of Good Theater

“Tales of the Waria,” documents the lives of a people in Indonesia known as the Waria, presented by Documentarian and ethnographer Kathy Huang, Colby College (Pugh Center), Waterville, free. 859-4250. 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Pearl and the Beard, three voices, one cello, one guitar, one glockenspiel, one melodica, several drums and one accordion, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $8, all ages. mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m. Thursday.

Season of Light holiday show, history and astronomy of the solstice, New Year’s, Hannukkah and Christmas, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland, $4-$6. 7 p.m. Friday; 3 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 4.

Dylan Thomas’ “Under Milkwood,” story of a day in the life of a Welsh fishing village, benefits the Peaks Island Community Food Pantry, Brackett Memorial Church, Peaks Island, cash or food donation. 766-2735. 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

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